Execute shell command from python

execute_shell_command.py

import subprocess

def execute_binary(args):
    popen = subprocess.Popen(args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
    stdout,stderr = popen.communicate()
    if popen.returncode != 0:
        print("Process exited non zero: {0}".format(popen.returncode))
        return False
    return True

execute_binary(['ls', '-a', '-l'])